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October 29th 2009 - For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness,
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October 5th 2009 - "The good life is the middle way;
Between ambition and compassion,
Between action and reflection,
Between company and solitude,
Between hedonism and abstinence,
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September 18th 2009 - Should we be charging for ministry? It's an important question; and how we answer it will have tremendous consequences as to how we approach and do ministry... biblically.
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September 15th 2009 - I like Starbucks very much... It is my first stop in the morning everyday after I get my children to school. It is a great place to work on the blog; read the news; study the Word; and interact with the...continue
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August 25th 2009 - 2 Peter 3:9 is one of the most misunderstood verses in all of the Bible. But as in real estate, location - or context - is crucial in "rightly dividing the word of truth." This is a tremendous verse on t...continue
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August 8th 2009 - "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and th...continue
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August 5th 2009 -
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July 31st 2009 - By Wayne Mack
When Christ died, He died not simply to make redemption a possibility, but to make redemption a certainty. He did not simply die to make man redeemable, He died to redeem. He did not simp...continue
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July 28th 2009 - Twenty days ago, July 8th, was the 268th Anniversary of Edwards Great Sermon - Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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July 24th 2009 - ALL UNANNOUNCED AND MOSTLY UNDETECTED there has come in modern times a new cross into popular evangelical circles. It is like the old cross, but different: the likenesses are superficial; the differences,...continue
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July 19th 2009 - Current evangelicalism is obsessed with the latest of benign buzz words - contextualization. It is a central theme to Bible conferences; it is the focus of books, blogs, pulpits and preachers.
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July 16th 2009 - by Isaac Ambrose
The wounded soul, who is seeking for comfort, should never go for advice to unregenerate men; this is not God's appointed way. Alas! such men will think you mad, for they do not know what trouble for s...continue
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July 15th 2009 - In the providence of God, here is a living example of what yesterday's post was concerning. I received an email from my friend and yokefellow from across the pond, Adrian Warnock, informing me of an import...continue
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July 9th 2009 - by C.H. Spurgeon
Such is LIFE. A bubble, brilliant with rainbow hues, delighting the eye of youth for a moment and then gone for ever, leaving not a trace behind. Man wilt thou risk thine all upon t...continue
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July 5th 2009 - “My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
'Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses,
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June 26th 2009 -
CLICK HERE to visit Grace To You
The following article by my friend, John MacArthur, is a tremendous reminder of the importance of the resurrection and what it secures for every believer in Christ.
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June 23rd 2009 - The following is a comment that I left at Adrian Warnock's site where he had reviewed Dr. John Piper's article, The Morning I Heard the Voice of God. I had also read John's article and was very encoura...continue
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June 22nd 2009 - "But He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD," Hebrews 10:12
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June 17th 2009 - John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 ¶ And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten fr...continue
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June 12th 2009 - As Spurgeon has rightly said,
"Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven."
"If the professed convert distinctly and deliberately declares that he knows the Lord's will bu...continue
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June 4th 2009 - Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God." Hold off your hands, ye enemies! Sit down and wait in patience, ye believers! Acknowledge that Jehovah is God, ye who feel the terrors of his wrath! Adore ...continue
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June 2nd 2009 - The Puritan Thomas Brooks once said: "Consider Christian, that all your: trials and troubles, calamities and miseries, crosses and losses, which you meet with in this world are all the hell that you sh...continue
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May 26th 2009 - Please read Alan Kurschner's excellent post; it is a powerful article under the title, "God Owes Us Nothing" - which, I believe, gives helpful insight to this post below.
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May 25th 2009 - “If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all th...continue
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May 18th 2009 - There's always a danger in making lists that include some and not others. But I wanted to share with you some of the men of God that I listen to or read with great interest frequently and who faithfully...continue
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May 15th 2009 - treasuring the Lord in triumph and trial.
A while back, I was listening to a very inspiring message by John Piper—arguably one of the finest pastor/theologians in the world today. He was teaching...continue
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May 11th 2009 - "Far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." -Galatians 6:14
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May 4th 2009 - A Heavenly Escort
"And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest." -Genesis 28:15
By CH Spurgeon
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May 1st 2009 - Just the name of the Lord Jesus Christ itself, contains the most all-encompassing Christological statements of His nature, work and person found anywhere in all of theology: we call Him Lord, because ...continue
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April 27th 2009 - The cross is rough, and it is deadly, but it is effective. A 47
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April 25th 2009 - ...the ministry of the Holy Spirit
"... the testimony of the Spirit is more excellent than all reason. For God alone is a fit witness to himself in His Word, so also the Word will not find acceptan...continue
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April 23rd 2009 -
I have known Jerry Bridges for a number of years; and there is no one on the evangelical horizon who speaks with such humility, biblical-grace based sanctification, and authenticity.
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April 20th 2009 - For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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April 13th 2009 - Before we move too quickly away from Resurrection Weekend, I wanted to post one more article about the great work of redemption our Lord has fully accomplished. No commentary; just the ancient words of Scriptu...continue
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April 10th 2009 - The crucifixion of Jesus Christ was the climax of redemptive history, the focal point of God’s plan of salvation. God’s redeeming work culminated in the cross, where the Lord Jesus bore the sins of His...continue
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April 3rd 2009 - ...bringing Mars Hill Church to Mars Hill
Setting Some Wrongs... RightSome of you seeing me post another article about Mark Driscoll are expecting me to come out of the box swinging, prepared to challenge, do battle against, or slice and ...continue
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April 2nd 2009 - Read these powerful words from my dear friend Dr. James White. Thank the Lord there are still men of God who are not being silenced or seduced by becoming just another political voice to the culture, but s...continue
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March 30th 2009 - "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come,
you who are blessed by My Father, enter the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world'"
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March 27th 2009 - Reprobation is the antithesis to election and necessarily follows from it. If God does not elect a person, He rejects him. If God decides not to convert a sinner into a saint, He decides to let him re...continue
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March 23rd 2009 - This is the gospel of Jesus Christ: salvation is by sola fide--through faith alone; sola gratia--by grace alone; solus Christus--in Christ alone; sola scriptura--according to the Word alone; soli Deo gloria--to the...continue
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March 20th 2009 -
URL code of video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTc_FoELt8s
1Tim. 6:3 ¶ If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to go...continue
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March 17th 2009 - This gem, by Charles Spurgeon, I trust will bring further clarity on this great truth of the imputation of the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ and be an encouragement in your worship of Him in the ato...continue
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March 16th 2009 - "To suppose that whatever God requireth of us that we have power of ourselves to do, is to make the cross and grace of Jesus Christ of none effect." -JOHN OWEN
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February 19th 2009 - "All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out."—John 6:37.
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February 17th 2009 - “For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, wh...continue
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February 9th 2009 - Here is a very good measuring rod we should all consider in evangelism written by Pastor Tom Chantry:
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February 5th 2009 - Less than two hours ago, Jim Geraghty from NRO reported the following:
President Obama, moments ago, during the National Prayer Breakfast: "We know there is no God who condones the killing of an innoce...continue
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February 3rd 2009 - "Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord...continue
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January 26th 2009 - "Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on Him." --John 3:36
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January 22nd 2009 - Psalm 139:13-16
13 For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
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January 19th 2009 - Psalm 50:21-22
21 These things you have done, and I have been silent;
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January 16th 2009 - My friend and co-laborer in Christ, Dr. S. Lance Quinn who is the Pastor-Teacher of The Bible Church of LIttle Rock, forwarded me this quote below per my request. Lance and I have dialogued greatly over the ye...continue
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January 12th 2009 - GOD THE FATHER (elected by):
Eph. 1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
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January 8th 2009 - We live in a time where people say that Elvis lives and God is dead. We live in a generation that plants trees but uproots marriages. We live in a culture where individuals will bring nations together...continue
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January 7th 2009 -
J.I. Packer once said,
"Doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrites; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ’s sheep."
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"Every wise workman takes his tools away from the work from time to time that they may be ground and sharpened; so does the only-wise Jehovah take his ministers oftentimes away into darkness and loneliness and trouble, that he may sharpen and p...continue
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December 26th 2008 - Merry Christmas from all of us at CampOnThis and AudienceONE Ministries.
May your thoughts be full of the Savior and His blessed incarnation as we focus our hearts and minds on "the Word became flesh an...continue
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December 21st 2008 - by A.W. Pink
IMMUTABILITY is one of the Divine perfections which is not sufficiently pondered. It is one of the excellencies of the Creator which distinguishes Him from all His creatures. God is perp...continue
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December 16th 2008 - Three years ago, my 12 year old son, Marshall, (who is now 15) was facing a potentially serious medical situation that the Lord had wonderfully spared him from by giving positive evidence through an MRI...continue
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December 10th 2008 - “Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” –Psalm 119:54
The true sojourner for Christ is never without a song to sing every step of his earthly journey. Though some days our way ma...continue
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December 5th 2008 - UPDATED
As much as I appreciated what Rick Warren did in his faith presidential forum several months ago, his appearance last evening on one of my favorite programs, Hannity and Colmes, was disappointing. What Pastor Warren responded with to some of host's Allan Colmes simple yet important questions was not the biblical gospel of ...continue
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December 1st 2008 - There is no cure for H-I-V; but there is for S-I-N in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ!
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November 26th 2008 - “Therefore God also
has highly exalted Him and given Him the name
which is above every name.” -PHILIPPIANS 2:9
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November 21st 2008 -
Oh Lord, send a great awakening among your people again according to Your Word; by Your Holy Spirit, for the praise of Your glory, for the spread of Your gospel, for the holiness of Your people. Leav...continue
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November 17th 2008 - "Those whom, God effectually calls he also freely justifies, not by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for anything...continue
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November 12th 2008 - by William Hendriksen
Thoughts on Psalm 73:12-19
A Very Unpopular Doctrine
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November 10th 2008 - ...what popes, philosophers, and emergent pastors fail to recognize
by Martin Luther
excerpts taken from his "Table Talk"
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November 7th 2008 - A biblical worldview
Sports is the great family pass-time in the United States. I have five kids; and all five are engaged in sports at various levels. My two oldest sons are amazing football player...continue
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When I was touring through Europe eleven years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Lutherstadt at Wiitenberg to see the birthplace of the Reformation. I was so moved by all that I saw and r...continue
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October 27th 2008 - The Gift of God's Son, the Guarantee of All Other Blessing
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? -Romans 8:32
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October 20th 2008 - "It is not the glorious battlements, the painted windows, the crouching gargoyles that support a building, but the stones that lie unseen in or upon the earth.
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October 17th 2008 - "Why do you call me Lord, Lord and do not do what I tell you?" (Luke 6:46)
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in ...continue
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October 14th 2008 - updated
I got my copy of the ESV Study Bible a few days ago and have been devouring it ever since. The notes are really well done; the graphics second to none; and the introductory sections to each book of the Bi...continue
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October 11th 2008 - Watch this brief video below and think through carefully the important question that it raises from the beginning: what is the gospel? And then may I ask you to reflect on this conclusion: did Piper answe...continue
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October 10th 2008 - Matthew 6:19-34
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust...continue
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October 8th 2008 - This article and the statement of belief and faith have been updated.
My dear friends and colaborers in the Lord, Dr. Lance Quinn, Pastor/Teacher, The Bible Church of Little Rock, Dr. John MacArthu...continue
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As the issues surrounding the Emergent/Emerging Church continues to escalate, it is profitable and most necessary for us all to reaffirm, fill our hearts and fix our minds upon the Word of God. As the...continue
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September 29th 2008 - All of the law and prophets are contained in the two great commandments: "And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." And th...continue
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September 28th 2008 - by Rick Frueh from the Cot Combox
We have constructed our own evangelical tower of Babel which in the end leads nowhere. We have mixed the holy with the profane. We have become a wild ass, running and...continue
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September 27th 2008 - We've died once to the penalty of sin:
Titus 2:11 ¶ For the grace of God has appeared, with salvationa for all people,Saved by grace.
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September 23rd 2008 - Where are the men of God who tremble at His Word; who preach it straightforwardly; who live it uncompromisingly; who walk circumspectly; who have a bold orthodoxy and a countenance clothed with humility;...continue
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September 19th 2008 -
...has Piper lost his mind or just forgotten his Bible?
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September 14th 2008 - By J.C. Ryle
Another danger to young men is THOUGHTLESSNESS.
Not thinking is one simple reason why thousands of souls are thrown away forever into the Lake of Fire. Men will not consider, will not l...continue
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September 8th 2008 - By Stephen Charnock
(An excerpt from The Chief of Sinners Saved)
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September 3rd 2008 - ...the ineffectualness of candy coated, romantic gospel appeals
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September 2nd 2008 - Titled & Compiled by Dr. James White
"We have to deal with a spirit, I know not how to denominate it, unless I call it a spirit of moderatism in the pulpits of protestant churches. Men have begun to rub...continue
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August 31st 2008 - CAN ANYONE SPELL... PANDERING?
One must wonder when Pastor Joel Hunter actually began to drink the postmodern, Obama Kool-aid on human rights and his deficient view of the authority and veracity of Scriptur...continue
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August 29th 2008 - Since Wednesday evening I have had a terrible bout with food poisoning. Though I didn't sleep at all Wednesday night, I finally got a few hours of needed rest last evening. But I am still very weak, phys...continue
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"Is the Congregation to Hold Their Leadership Accountable?"
Polity is a term that theologians use to define how a local church’s government is structured, functions, and characterizes its leader/laity relations...continue
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August 22nd 2008 - In some past posts I have been very critical of Rick Warren for aspects of his Purpose Driven Life campaign; his environmental climate initiative, thinking he can cure world hunger, his convoluted 2006...continue
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August 19th 2008 -
Here is the opening video that Bob Kauflin featured at his Worship God conference just a few weeks ago. It is excellent and will encourage your hearts and minds greatly. Take a moment from the fast paced craziness of your d...continue
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August 15th 2008 - My dear late friend, Larry Norman, wrote a brilliant song many years ago called, The Outlaw. It poetically unveiled the many different faces of who people think Jesus is. It was the contemporary answering of our Lord's question to Peter, "who do men say that I am?" In today's culture and whacky, m...continue
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August 12th 2008 - ...are feelings, impressions, and arrogant boasts to be considered "words from the Lord?"
Preach the Word; and...?Men seldom tremble anymore when they speak for God. They forget that it is an awesome and weighty thing to stand behind the sacred desk and preach His Word. W...continue
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August 6th 2008 - First, the necessity of it;
"Except a man be new born, he can never be saved" -JOHN 3:3. It is our Savior's speech, and he avers it with a double asseveration, " Verily, verily, I say unto thee." Again,...continue
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August 4th 2008 - ...when conflicts arise, how should we respond and work towards resolve?
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July 27th 2008 - The greatness of God's power in saving sinners can only be seen against the background of man's desperate condition. What a glorious doctrine is the new birth to the helpless sinner! May the Church return...continue
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July 22nd 2008 -
(As you play the COT BlogCast, please reference the words below.)
General Booth once said, "I consider that the chief dangers that confront the coming century
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July 18th 2008 - by Thomas Watson
"O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. " (Ps. 119:97)
Part A: Godly Man Loves the Word Written:
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July 15th 2008 - There is so much confusion about spiritual warfare today: binding and losing Satan through prayer; shouting to Satan and his hellish minions to leave a church or place of worship where any Christian gath...continue
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July 9th 2008 -
A very special thanks to Brian for putting this encouraging video picture montage together and using one of my songs as the music bed. I am honored and humbled.
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July 4th 2008 - “If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight wi...continue
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July 1st 2008 - by Ichabod Spencer
"What must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30
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June 30th 2008 - Tim Keller is a respected, reformed Bible teacher and pastor. I personally have enjoyed his ministry and appreciate what his church, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, is doing for the kingdom. He is coming out...continue
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June 27th 2008 - ROWLAND HILL illustrated the folly of sinners by the story of a butcher who was followed by the swine right into the slaughterhouse. As pigs are not usually in the mind to go where they are wanted, it...continue
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June 24th 2008 - Consider this as you consider this:
For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.
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June 17th 2008 -
HT: James White
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June 15th 2008 -
The Mark of a Man of God
by steve camp
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take ho...continue
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June 14th 2008 - "a minister may fill his pews, his communion roll,
the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before God Almighty, that he is and no more." -JOHN OWEN
by C.H. Spurgeon
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June 13th 2008 - "Jesus Christ is the sum and quintessence of the gospel; the wonder of angels; the joy and triumph of saints. The name of Christ is sweet, it is as music in the ear, honey in the mouth, and a cordial at ...continue
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June 10th 2008 - Jesus was punished on the cross for things He did not do; so that we would not be punished for things we have clearly done.
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June 5th 2008 -
Enjoy this fast paced and very informative behind the scenes look at these wonderful monster video screens that light up Times Square. This is some pretty impressive stuff-- I want one. :-)
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June 4th 2008 -
...how to not let circumstances and attitudes rob you of your joy, contentment, and hope
by Bill Izard
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June 2nd 2008 -
Does God hear the prayers of all people?
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May 30th 2008 - This article is an encore post, back by popular demand... (originally posted 9/30/05).
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May 27th 2008 - "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under th...continue
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May 26th 2008 - Here are some great links to a few articles that will inspire, humble and encourage you in giving thanks to the One Triune God for the brave men and women who have fought fearlessly and selflessly in de...continue
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May 25th 2008 - A SERMON DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, APRIL 22, 1855, BY THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON, AT EXETER HALL STRAND
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May 23rd 2008 - "there is no pit so deep
where God's love is not deeper still"
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May 21st 2008 - The Cross of Christ-Centered Living
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May 19th 2008 - or preach nothing at all!
-Preach the Gospel-
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of,
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May 16th 2008 - The Importance of Justification Sola Fide (by faith alone) is important not merely because the church stands or falls on it. It is important because on it we stand or fall. The place where and the time...continue
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May 13th 2008 - Apart from our Lord’s name, the word grace is the sweetest utterance in all of Scripture. It signifies God's acceptance of the unacceptable; His relationship with those He was only at enmity with; and...continue
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May 11th 2008 - My Mom is one of the greatest women and Christian's you could ever be privileged to get to know. She is forthright, loving, generous, selfless, constantly studying the Word, a straight-shooter, a discipler...continue
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May 7th 2008 - A few years ago I received a call from my friend (and executive director of The Founders Ministries), Tom Ascol, and in that conversation I expressed to him my deep appreciation for his solid biblical in...continue
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May 6th 2008 - I found this wonderful article web-surfing the other day. There is much truth in David Green's words about Mr. McLaren's emergent philosophy. I highly commend it to you. -Steve
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May 2nd 2008 - Barking at Thunder
HE first time our young dog heard the thunder it startled him. He leaped up, gazed around in anger, and then began to bark at the disturber of his peace. When the next crash came...continue
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April 30th 2008 - Psa. 97:10
Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
The 97th Psalm.
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April 28th 2008 -
Here is a stirring story about one of the most beloved
songs of the faith, as told by the one and only Wintley Phipps.
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April 24th 2008 - If any man doth ascribe of salvation, even the very least, to the free will of man, he knoweth nothing of grace, and he hath not learnt Jesus Christ aright.
Martin Luther
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April 23rd 2008 - What if pastors were treated like CCM artists?
Each year in April the GMA (Gospel Music Association) hosts the annual "Dove Awards Show." Tonight marks the 39th Dove Awards and will be broadcast live on the Gospel Music Channel (1...continue
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April 22nd 2008 - Feast your soul on these truth-filled encouraging words from the pen of Charles Spurgeon. This is hope for the hopeless; restoration for the wayward; and comfort for every weary child of God.
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April 21st 2008 - "IN THE BEGINNING GOD..."
I went tonight and saw Ben Stein's controversial and stimulating documentary on the issue of Intelligent Design (ID) vs. evolution called, "Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed." ...continue
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April 19th 2008 -
Dr. MacArthur gives a concise clarion call to recover biblical ministry and gospel-centered evangelism to the pragmatic, invitational, Finneyesque, seeker-friendly, seeker-sensible, cool/hip, emerging/...continue
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April 18th 2008 - Everyone has little annoyances that get under their skin from time to time. They are not huge, catastrophic things - just the pebble in the shoe kind of things that irritate more than exasperate.
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April 16th 2008 - "but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a ...continue
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April 15th 2008 - There is so much confusion about spiritual warfare today: binding and losing Satan through prayer; shouting to Satan and his hellish minions to leave a church or place of worship where any Christian gathering...continue
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April 9th 2008 - “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak again...continue
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April 7th 2008 - Psalm 119, Verse 91. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. (ESV)
"They continue this day according to thine ordinances."
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April 4th 2008 - THE POWER OF GOD
We cannot have a right conception of God unless we think of Him as all-powerful, as well as all-wise. He who cannot do what he will and perform all his pleasure cannot be God. As God h...continue
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March 31st 2008 - (a collection, from various authors, of biblical insights pertaining to the truth, character, and attributes of God compiled by Steve Camp).
...recovering a high view and reverence of God
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March 24th 2008 - "To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we...continue
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March 19th 2008 - GLORY IN THE CROSS
By Steve Camp
Glory in the cross, our faithful High Priest Went beyond the veil as our Prince of Peace Clothed with our sin, its guilt and shame Our sinless Substitute, Jesus His ...continue
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March 18th 2008 - Clothed with His Full Righteousness
"That which we plead is, that the Lord Christ fulfilled the whole law for us; he did not only undergo the penalty of it due unto our sins, but also yielded that ...continue
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March 12th 2008 - by Pastor Lars Larson PhD
The Present State of Evangelicalism
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March 11th 2008 - This past two years of ministry has taken me to some wonderful and interesting places.
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March 7th 2008 - In light of all the discussion lately on Arminianism vs. Calvinism, this priceless article by Spurgeon is worth repeating...
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March 5th 2008 - If you couldn't attend the 2008 Shepherds Conference this year there is still a way to enjoy the great hymn singing in worship and powerful expositions from God's Word by Pastor John and the other guest speakers he ...continue
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March 4th 2008 - Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly,
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights;
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.
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March 3rd 2008 - So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him." -2 Cor. 5:9
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March 1st 2008 -
This was a heart-wrenching day yesterday watching the above video promo. Not judging motives, but only being concerned with what I actually watched, several emotions came to mind:
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February 29th 2008 -
I just saw this video a few minutes ago and wept.
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February 28th 2008 -
The seeker movement has been all about style over substance; attraction over gospel proclamation; relating over biblical revelation.
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February 26th 2008 -
This is one of my all time favorite Larry Norman songs,
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February 25th 2008 - "Christ is the most bountiful physician.
Christ elevates all his patients:
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Christ doth not only raise them from the bed, but to the throne;
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February 21st 2008 - For if I preach the gospel,
that gives me no ground for boasting.
For necessity is laid upon me.
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
-1 Corinthians 9:16
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February 19th 2008 - "Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy" (Rev. 15:4). He only is independently, infinitely, immutably holy. In Scripture He is frequently styled "The Holy One": ...continue
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February 15th 2008 - the stewardship of freedom and faith
All of us at AudienceONE Ministries and CampOnThis are grateful for the sacrifice of the many men and women who have given their lives to protect the freedoms we so ...continue
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February 14th 2008 - ...you can keep the chocolates; just buy me some coffee
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February 11th 2008 - These are some of the most convicting words I have read in a long time. Read them and receive them with humility, grace, brokenness, and godly fear. I hope they will mean as much to you as they have ...continue
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February 8th 2008 - Sermon # 1
Matthew 16:26 "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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February 5th 2008 - The Great Slave Preacher
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February 4th 2008 -
by Spurgeon
Before I could quit my faith in the substitutionary work of the Lord Jesus Christ and my confidence in the Everlasting Covenant ordered in all things and sure, I should have to be ground to p...continue
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January 30th 2008 - The Emerging/Emergent ecumenical movement continues to make inroads in the broader landscape of evangelicalism. From Southern Baptists to Reformed to Charismatics, their influence knows no bounds. Even...continue
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On the cross, God through Christ saved us from Himself. The true Christian never has to face the fear of eternal judgment; why? Because Jesus faced it for us already on the cross. God treated Christ...continue
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January 26th 2008 - Church discipline begins by shining the light of God's truth on every area of our lives; and then lovingly calling each other to live in response to that truth. If there are sins to confess, then we mu...continue
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January 20th 2008 - Post election encouragement.
In the midst of the beginnings of the 2008 Presidential campaigns and debates heating up AND “evangelical co-belligerent ecumenical political moralism” where these days ev...continue
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January 19th 2008 - "Theology, not morality, is the first business on the church's agenda of reform; and the church, not society, is the first target of divine criticism." (cp, John 15:1-7; Heb. 12:1-10; Titus 2:12) -Michael...continue
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January 18th 2008 -
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Let all that you do be done in love." -1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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January 17th 2008 - "Pulling Down Strongholds"
AUL TELLS US that "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down of strongholds" (2 Cor. 10:4). He probably had in his mind's eye the corvus, which the Romans employed in destroying fortifications, and certainly it aptly sets fort...continue
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January 16th 2008 - Because He is God, He must be reckoned with. Because He is God, He must not be trifled with. Because He is God, we must love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength-and love our neighbor as our...continue
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January 14th 2008 - ...how the contemporary church embraces worldliness
"The church has lost her testimony. She has no longer anything to say to the world. Her once robust shout of assurance has faded away to an apologetic whisp...continue
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January 13th 2008 - (cf, Col. 1:15-20; Heb. 1:1-3; Heb. 2:9-18)
glorious in His throne, which is at “the right hand of the Majesty on high” glorious in His commission, which is “all power in heaven and earth” glorio...continue
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January 12th 2008 - "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame...continue
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January 10th 2008 - "Oh sirs, deal with sin as sin, and speak of heaven and hell as they are, and not as if you were in jest." -JOHN FLAVEL
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January 9th 2008 - Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Noise - Contending for Sound Biblical Theology in Christian Music
by Steve Camp
“Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” - Psalm 119:54
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January 7th 2008 - “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, yo...continue
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January 5th 2008 - by C.H. Spurgeon
When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our strength, and we find it to be less than we thought and less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us while we hav...continue
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January 4th 2008 -
“Give us this day our daily bread.” –Matthew 6:11
When was the last time we really had to pray this humble prayer; asking the Lord to provide “daily bread” for our life? Seems almost insignifi...continue
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January 2nd 2008 - There is an remarkable process, called plastination, which is a technique used in anatomy to conserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that ca...continue
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December 31st 2007 - "How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD." -Psalm 119:1
by Charles Bridges
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December 18th 2007 - Ecclesiastical negativity; biblical uncertainty; theological infidelity; spiritual unrest; and the thirst for cultural relevancy.
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December 17th 2007 -
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December 10th 2007 - by Christopher Love
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December 7th 2007 -
-by the preaching of the cross... the gospel of Jesus Christ
Romans 1:14-17
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December 6th 2007 -
...do it biblically, seriously, and leave the silly attempts of sarcasm behind
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December 3rd 2007 - Once again we come to the Hymnbook of Heaven - God's Word - to hear the statutes of the Lord instruct us on a most important theme... sin. From the pen of Ichabod Spencer there are no wasted words as...continue
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November 29th 2007 - "Prove All Things by the Word of God" - by John Wycliffe
What a wonderful reminder from the pen of John Wycliffe to prove all things according to the Word of God. All matters of life and godliness orde...continue
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November 28th 2007 -
Though only a fragment of the story, here is a simple biblical reading of the real meaning of Christmas as told through the iconic warmth of the Charlie Brown character, Linus. What is the real meaning? The blessed incarnation ...continue
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November 26th 2007 - A few years ago a famous evangelist said, “God created on this planet people who He could love and who would return love to Him. Reverently speaking, God was lonely. He wanted someone to love and someone wh...continue
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November 19th 2007 - "Lordship Salvation emphasizes that a love for Christ springs from our new nature (granted freely by God) which desires to believe the gospel as well as submit to Jesus Christ as Lord over one's life....continue
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November 16th 2007 - by Pastor Greg Withrow
I am delighted to present the following article to you for it is written by one of my dearest friends who serves as the senior pastor of The Assembly of Christians church in the T...continue
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November 15th 2007 - "Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do you think that such an easy religion can save you? If so, we may invert Chr...continue
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November 14th 2007 - "In a gracious gratitude, men are affected with the attribute of God's goodness and free grace, not only as they are concerned in it, or as it affects their interests, but as a part of the glory and be...continue
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November 12th 2007 - This is the single greatest message I have ever heard or read on these verses and a fitting encouragement as we approach another Lord's Day. This is what sets John apart from the rest of the pack in evan...continue
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November 9th 2007 - An Encore Presentation
Israel had sinned grievously against the Lord. She was guilty of lying, stealing, adultery, slander, deceit against their own families; they hated discipline and profaned the...continue
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November 6th 2007 - UPDATE:
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November 5th 2007 - Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
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November 2nd 2007 - "To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we...continue
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November 1st 2007 -
...recovering sola scriptura in the proclamation of the gospel
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October 31st 2007 - ...a time for courage, prayer, reform, repentance and revival
490 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the church door at Wittenberg calling a recalcitrant Roman church to repent of the selli...continue
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October 30th 2007 - A earnest plea for a day of prayer and fasting.
No fanfare; no programs; no religious leaders jockeying for media attention; no K-Street e-spin; no DVD's or MP3's to profit from; no books to promote; no CD's...continue
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October 29th 2007 - ...cherishing iniquity in our hearts.
"If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to my prayer." -Psalm 66:18
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October 27th 2007 - This past week I asked my dear friend and blogging buddy, Alan Kurschner, if he had any articles that I could post at COT/A1M. He had an excellent idea - a "theology test" which you will find below. Thi...continue
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October 26th 2007 - our joy, hope and confidence - salvation is of the Lord!
"PEOPLE DO NOT drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, ...continue
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October 24th 2007 - chosen by God; sanctified by the Spirit; redeemed by the Son
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October 23rd 2007 - From Sermon 3 of "The Natural Man's Case" by Christopher Love -submitted by Dr. Don Kistler
"He who is without any saving power derived from Jesus Christ, enabling him to mortify his bosom lusts, that man is...continue
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October 20th 2007 - “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is...continue
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October 17th 2007 - If you are just now in the fire, dear soul, be of good cheer it shows at least that you are silver, and are capable of performing more acceptable service in God's holy Temple.
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October 15th 2007 - Covenant theology is the Gospel set in the context of God’s eternal plan of communion with his people, and its historical outworking in the covenants of works and grace (as well as in the various progressive st...continue
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October 13th 2007 - Persevering Grace
(based upon Jude 24-25)
1 To God the only wise,
Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies
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October 12th 2007 -
"If any one wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me." - Matthew 16:24
The Sufficiency of the Gospel
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October 10th 2007 - “Thy statutes are my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” –Psalm 119:54
The true sojourner for Christ is never without a song to sing every step of his earthly journey. Though some days our way may be fraught in...continue
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October 8th 2007 - Is regeneration a matter of our cooperation with God caused by our faith, or is regeneration a matter of God's work alone through the Holy Spirit that precedes faith?
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October 5th 2007 - And my tongue shall declare Thy righteousness
And Thy praise all day long.
-Psalm 35:28
My heart overflows with a good theme;
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October 2nd 2007 - "Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning;" -The Apostle Paul, 1 Cor. 15:34a
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September 25th 2007 - for we are the true circumcision,
who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus
and put no confidence in the flesh,
-Philippians 3:3
Spurgeon Quotes on The Gospel
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September 23rd 2007 - Self has always been the most destructive and dominating plague to hinder true Christianity. Self-love (self-righteous pride) is the cancer of the church and sadly, much the hallmark of modern faith....continue
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Good morning internet theologues, blogging Biblicists, conservative orthodox historical doctrinists, and all who love truth, justice and the biblical way.
Many of you have read the 107 THESES that I...continue
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September 13th 2007 - A few weeks ago the schools started back up here in Nashville. I am confident that your schools by now are all in full swing for another exciting year as well. This is a great season that we all always...continue
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September 11th 2007 - Can holiness save us? Can holiness put away sin, cover iniquities, make satisfaction for transgressions, pay our debt to God?
No, not a whit. God forbid that I should ever say so. Holiness can do n...continue
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September 8th 2007 - "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name ... Matthew 6:9
The Lord's Prayer teaches you to recognize your great misery and corruption before God. In oth...continue
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September 7th 2007 - Smoking can be a bad habit. Nicotine is proven addictive, proposes a real health risk over time, and can be very hard to quit once a significant habit has begun.
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September 6th 2007 - 1. The Law and The Gospel in the Word of God
The Churches of the Reformation from the very beginning distinguished between the law and the gospel as the two parts of the Word of God as a means of gra...continue
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September 3rd 2007 - Option "A." - You could be spending your Labor Day reading and commenting about stuff like this: Who's Kung Fu is Better? Good clean fun; nice to vent about nothing every now and again; and better tha...continue
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August 31st 2007 - Heb. 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
by John Calvin
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August 29th 2007 - It is now been two years since Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast and devastated many communities including the most ravaged of cities, New Orleans. The $64,000 questions that seems most pundits are s...continue
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August 28th 2007 - "Our Justification, is All of Grace"
"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" -Romans 5:1.
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August 24th 2007 - By Wayne Mack
When Christ died, He died not simply to make redemption a possibility, but to make redemption a certainty. He did not simply die to make man redeemable, He died to redeem. He did not simp...continue
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August 23rd 2007 - If this video doesn't convince you of the Emergent church's lack of sound doctrine and biblical direction---nothing will.
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August 21st 2007 - The Sermon on the Mount
"The King's Manifesto of the Character and
Standard of True Righteousness"
Matthew 5-7
Kingdom Living in a Fallen World
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August 18th 2007 - "The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God." -WILLIAM GURNALL
"O Christian, never be proud of things that are so transient, injurious, and uncertain as the riches of this evil world! But set y...continue
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August 16th 2007 - Psa. 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psa. 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Psa. 32:3...continue
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August 13th 2007 - Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my s...continue
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August 7th 2007 -
This is text book apologetics by one of our champions of the faith. How thankful I am for this friend, mentor, pastor, and ambassador of Christ. If you have not seen this, it is a must view.
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August 6th 2007 - Here is another one of James Swan's wonderful little vignettes on "Myths of Martin Luther." This is a personal favorite of mine.
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Guest post by Carla Rolfe
This is not going to win me any popularity points, but that is not my primary concern. I care much more about biblical truth than falling in with the evangelical trend ...continue
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August 2nd 2007 -
Words of Hope and Comfort
Psa. 61:1 ¶ Hear my cry, O God;
Give heed to my prayer.
Psa. 61:2 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
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August 1st 2007 - Don't you, don't you...
The Christian blogosphere has recently morphed into a Geraldo-esque mentality as of late. Broadcasting the behind the scenes failings of other ministries as verbal sport not only fe...continue
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July 31st 2007 -
The title of this article is a quote said by Rush Limbaugh--and he is spot on target!
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July 28th 2007 - I was at Carman's apartment in Tulsa, OK visiting with some friends when the news came that Keith had died in a plane crash at Last Days Ministry. All that I remember was falling back into a chair weep...continue
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July 27th 2007 - Excerpts by A.W. Tozer
Too Much Comfort
ANOTHER REASON FOR THE ABSENCE of real yearning for Christ’s return is that Christians are so comfortable in this world that they have little desire to leav...continue
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July 25th 2007 - THE MULLIGAN today goes to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). After reading several articles over the past few months about the direction and leadership of Southern Baptists (ECB; anti-Calvinism; seeker-f...continue
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July 20th 2007 - Here is a gem by our blogging friends at FIDE-O. These guys are usually spot on and I for one greatly appreciate their tenacity for the truth of the gospel and their preservation for the authority of ...continue
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July 16th 2007 - SPURGEON said:
“When Jesus gave himself for us, he gave us all the rights and privileges which went with himself; so that now, although as eternal God, he has essential rights to which no creature may ve...continue
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July 14th 2007 -
Don't have a "holy cow" just listen and read then leave me your thoughts. Please address all comments to Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Harry Krishna Reid, who was responsible for Zed offering this prayer before the ...continue
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July 13th 2007 - I am always honored when my friend Lars Larson submits an article for post here at A1M and COT. He is a faithful man of God, an excellent church historian, and expositor of God's Word. It is a joy to w...continue
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July 11th 2007 - "But He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD," Hebrews 10:12
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July 5th 2007 - I regularly get e-mail from people I don't know asking questions about Martin Luther. I've even had people contact me in the hopes I will help write their research papers for school (I will not!). Recently, I ...continue
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July 3rd 2007 - Link: sevenload.com
I usually don't do politics at A1M.
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July 2nd 2007 - The body of Christ should always give thanks for its faithful servants/leaders and preachers of the Word of God. John Piper is one such man that I am so thankful for. We are all the richer in our walk with...continue
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July 1st 2007 - by C.H. Spurgeon
MANY persons are greatly disquieted in mind because their experience of conviction or comfort has not been like that of others. They fancy that they cannot have come to Christ aright ...continue
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June 29th 2007 - ...Mormonism's heretical claim - Jesus and Lucifer are "spirit brothers"
My dear friend, James White, is on a cruise as we speak with Dr. R.C. Sproul ministering (and suffering) for the gospel in the Hawai...continue
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June 27th 2007 - Steve Jeffery, Mike Ovey, and Andrew Sach have written a definitive work soon to be released in the US entitled, "Rediscovering the Glory of Penal Substitution." From what I have been able to gather, it is a prof...continue
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June 22nd 2007 - I spoke out strongly when Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron appeared last month in an ABCNEWS Face Off program debating two atheists on the existence of God. I want to speak out just as strongly when these...continue
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June 21st 2007 - Sixteen Short Sermons
by Ichabod Spencer
Sermon # 7
Mark 1:15 "Repent ye, and believe the Gospel."
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June 20th 2007 - "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himse...continue
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June 19th 2007 - Packer on lessons we can learn from Luther:
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June 16th 2007 - A humble unassuming man named Paul Potts from South Wales has set the music world on fire. By day an average looking man and car phone salesman... BUT, he has a tremendous gift that is nothing short of...continue
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June 7th 2007 - "No Confidence in the Flesh” a Biblical Reflection by John Hendryx
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June 6th 2007 - An interesting article on CCM music and Christian publishing was featured a few years ago at MSNBC. This is on the theme of Selling the Spirit: The power of Christian music and books in Nashville. Interestin...continue
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I saw this at Carla Rolfe's blog today and thought this is the necessary and right post for today.
I am a single dad with five kids (three boys, two girls - ages 18-12). My youngest had her 12th birt...continue
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June 5th 2007 - Before I post my final thoughts on the biblical timidity, spiritual cowardice, injudicious discernment, and deliberate silencing of the gospel of Jesus Christ depicted in "The End of the Spear" by ETE (M...continue
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June 3rd 2007 - PAUL TELLS US that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God, to the pulling down of strongholds. He probably had in his mind's eye the corvus, which the Romans employed in destroying...continue
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June 1st 2007 - The debating of nonbelievers on issues concerning biblical Christianity has become fashionable today. FOXNEWS and CNN feature evangelical leaders regularly on their respective news shows to discuss family...continue
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May 28th 2007 - This is a wonderful brief, must read for anyone in Christian leadership. Tozer's words cut true and deep and offer a much needed clarion call to godly biblical leadership for the church today. Many of...continue
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May 26th 2007 - by C.H. Spurgeon
MANY a man may see his portrait here! The spendthrift hacks away his estate and falls into destitution and disgrace. The drunkard cuts at his health and strength, his family comfort and household peace, and when he has finished his mad work, he drops into ruin, ...continue
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May 23rd 2007 - In light of this powerful article below by Octavius Winslow, first consider these distrubing words between Robert Schuller and Billy Graham (source: Television interview of Billy Graham by Robert Schuller...continue
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May 20th 2007 - IT is by the grace of God that ungodly men are preserved from instant death. The sharp axe of justice would soon fell the barren tree if the interceding voice of Jesus did not cry, "Spare him yet a little."...continue
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May 16th 2007 -
"The Bible is the inerrant... Word of the living God.
It is absolutely infallible, without error in all matters
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May 12th 2007 - Clint Eastwood, in his famous “Dirty Harry” detective series, makes this profound statement: ”a man’s got to know his limitations.” Such wisdom would also apply in the field of apologetics when actor ...continue
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May 11th 2007 -
“In that moment when God made Him who knew no sin to become sin, that though Jesus was sinless and pure a Lamb without spot or blemish, on Him was laid sin; He became a pedophile, a homosexual, a fornic...continue
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May 8th 2007 - ...my response to Frank Beckwith's defection to Romanism
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May 5th 2007 - by Richard Baxter
"The dominion of love in the hearts of Christians, appearing in all the course of their lives, doth much glorify God and their religion.-I mean a common hearty love to all men, and a ...continue
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April 28th 2007 - by John MacArthur:
Entanglement with the World
The letter to Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29 is the longest of the seven letters, and it is written to the most insignificant of the seven cities. This letter closely f...continue
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April 27th 2007 - The beloved fourth century early church father, John Chrysostom of Antioch, wrote about the sweetness, beauty and majesty of true prayer near the end of his life after being exiled by the Empress Eudoxia...continue
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April 17th 2007 - In light of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech yesterday, I am reprinting this article which was featured here on July 28, 2005. I trust it will be a blessing and encouragement to you all in the sure...continue
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April 16th 2007 -
Dear Friends of A1M and CampOnThis:
I'd like to personally invite you to our first AudienceONE Cruise, "The Worship Centered Life". There is no greater joy then to live Coram Deo 24/7, 365 - enc...continue
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April 13th 2007 - a birthday prayer
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." -Psalm 90:12
Numbering our Days
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April 12th 2007 - In a brilliantly simple manner, Baxter directs our hearts and minds to seven biblically principled truths; reminding us of the unquestionable evidence of divine regeneration: "to please Him in all respects" (Col. ...continue
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April 10th 2007 - "The doctrine of justification itself, as preached by an Arminian, is nothing but the doctrine of salvation by works..." -C.H. Spurgeon
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April 9th 2007 - Listen to these stirring words today by our brother, Dr. John Piper recently delivered at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. They lifted my heart in worship to the Lord, may they do the same to yours.
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Christ died for God
and God was satisfied with Christ
pure, unblemished sacrifice
oh, Son of Grace
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April 3rd 2007 - This is an excerpt from one of Spurgeon's sermons entitled, "The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ." I trust this weekend as we are contemplating our Lord's sinless life; His once for all sacrific...continue
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March 29th 2007 - IN OUR DAY WE MUST BE DRAMATIC ABOUT EVERYTHING.
We don’t want God to work unless He can make a theatrical production of it. We want Him to come dressed in costumes with a beard and with a staff. We wan...continue
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March 22nd 2007 - ...reacting biblically to the disintegration of our culture
by Pastor Lars Larson, Ph.D.
Introduction:
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March 20th 2007 - Updated.
Tone and truth should go hand in hand. I know that as I desire to bring the balance of that to my blog, sometimes I succeed and other times I fall woefully short. In that spirit, upon rev...continue
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March 18th 2007 - "We [Christians]
sin against homosexuals
by insisting that
sexual temptation
and attraction
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Let me know your thoughts...
The answer coming up a bit later.
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March 14th 2007 - The Law renders us all guilty of sin before a holy God.
"Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." -Galatians 3:10
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March 12th 2007 -
...the divine attribute no Emergent Church leader will ever utter
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March 9th 2007 - There is a profound reality to spiritual warfare. Most contemporary books and teachings about "standing against the wiles of the devil" are more based on superstition than the truth of God's Word (bindi...continue
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March 7th 2007 - I was driving by a church with a friend of mine who commented on their marquee displayed out on their front lawn. It said, "Suffering from "truth" decay? Brush up on your Bible."
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March 6th 2007 - Should we be charging for ministry?
Stewardship or Sales?
How should one biblically obtain financial support for genuine ministry?
Who Do You Trust... God or Mammon?
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Good morning blogging Aficionados.
Today's blogcast comes to you in two separate casts. The first is my usual blogcast; but then a second feature today presented by my dear friend Chad Bresson of ...continue
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March 2nd 2007 - "A Mighty Fortress" is one of the great hymns of the church. The melody is powerful, passionate and moving; the lyric, thorougly biblical; the message, timeless; and unashamedly theocentric. Why isn't th...continue
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February 24th 2007 - The Greg Withrow Interview
"...the prism through which all light concerning God is reflected is Jesus Christ. This means that Christology is the beginning and the end, better, the starting point and summary, of ...continue
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February 21st 2007 -
This is my very first "blogcast" today (patience please). I hope that eventually it will develop into a daily morning audio update and that you will find this beneficial and helpful. As always, pl...continue
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February 15th 2007 - "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son" (Heb. 1:1-2).
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February 9th 2007 - To paraphrase former President Ronald Reagan's words when speaking of communism:
"Open Theism, Universalism, Mormonism, Romanism, the Emergent Church, Jehovah Witnesses, Pragmaticism, Syncretism, Wo...continue
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February 9th 2007 - Martin Luther once said, “I would rather preach the truth with too great a severity, than to ever once act the hypocrite and conceal the truth.”
I fully agree.
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February 8th 2007 - There is no rowing to paradise except upon the stream of repenting tears. Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet. Why are the wells of repentance stopped? Do not the sinners of the land know that...continue
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I'm from Chicago and a devout Bears fan. But Tony is a great coach and a genuine believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. From all that I have heard from friends of his, he is a godly man ON and OFF the field....continue
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February 7th 2007 - Patriotism is not synonymous with Christianity. And let me be clear, I love our country and support our President, but the silence from ECBers from the truth of God's Word is deafening. The secular counterpart...continue
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HERE IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING PRESENTATIONS OF THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST I HAVE EVER READ.
Please read it and share it with others.
Sola Fide,
Campi
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Who said this?
"The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they...continue
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January 19th 2007 - "I was born to fight devils and factions. It is my business to remove obstructions, to cut down thorns, to fill up quagmires, and to open and make straight paths. But if I must have some failing I wou...continue
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January 17th 2007 - ...the joy of daily repentance
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January 15th 2007 - In light of what we have been discussing this past week concerning the "Just Stop and Listen" video pertaining to the content and call of the gospel, these words by Spurgeon are a riveting encouragement...continue
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January 10th 2007 - By Jim Elliff
Spurgeon said, “Everyone has a religious spasm or two.” More “spasms” have been taken to be true conversion in our day than perhaps in any other day of our existence as a nation, not...continue
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January 9th 2007 - A pastor in Southern California named, Francis Chan of Cornerstone Community Church, has recently made a movie tract called, "Just Stop and Think." It is a fifteen minute video designed in a very war...continue
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January 8th 2007 - I was speaking with a dear friend of mine last evening who asked an intriguing question: "why is it that it seems that most famous pastors of large mega-churches in the media tend to have an unbelievable eg...continue
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Something to put a smile on your face as you start the new year.
Happy New Year to you all!
Top Ten Signs You Know You're Visiting a Bad Church
10.) The usher asks if you prefer the smoking or non-smoking section
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December 30th 2006 - the satisfaction of justice and the sobriety of judgment
Saddam deserved to be executed. This was good, noble, honorable and just under God’s righteous laws (Roms. 13:1-7) for the numerous atrocities...continue
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"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." -Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet. We are walkers through the city of this world, and we are often called to go out into its d...continue
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December 27th 2006 - What typifies and represents much of the current state of evangelicalism today are four key "politically correct" views:
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December 19th 2006 - Plastinated, Plastic and Popular
The face of evangelicalism has been altered so dramatically that it looks "doctrinally disfigured" suffering from one too many "botox injections" of pragmaticism and ecume...continue
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December 18th 2006 - The Bible Has Meaning!
A few years ago a gentleman approached me after a concert with a question about what I had been teaching that evening (it was Hebrews 2:9-18). He mentioned one of the verses to me th...continue
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December 15th 2006 - by Steve Camp
Immanuel
Immanuel, Immanuel
God is with us, God is with us
Immanuel, Immanuel
God is with us
V1 Shepherds rejoice lift up your eyes,
And send your fears away salvation’s bor...continue
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December 14th 2006 - 'True knowledge of ourselves destroys self confidence." -author unknown
THE QUESTION:
It is my deep conviction that the vital question most requiring to be raised today is this: Is man a totally and ...continue
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December 13th 2006 - The Molding of Christian Character
It's 3:00am and I'm having a hard time sleeping tonight. My mind is racing with many thoughts that won't let me go. You see today, December 13th, marks six years ...continue
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December 6th 2006 - "Are We Playing Politics with God?"
by Steve Camp
Dear Co-laborers in the Lord Jesus Christ:
In the wake of the "Obamanation" and ecumenical co-belligerent social gospel that we all witnessed by Rick...continue
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December 2nd 2006 - Rick Warren seems like a compassionate man; but one who is a late-comer to this issue of AIDS. He said on an interview with FOXNEWS this past week that the first priority was to "break the silence of...continue
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November 2nd 2006 -
Proverbs 13:5: A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
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October 16th 2006 - Several years ago, many in the media and in the church were in an uproar that “Madonna had done it again” – going too far with her book release, SEX, and her companion album, EROTICA. The "Queen of Sensual...continue
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October 4th 2006 - A dear friend of mine, Jody Frankfurt, went home to be with the Lord a few days ago due to cancer. Her life, even in her last moments, was a living testament of one whose focus was heavenward--focused on God, His glory, His p...continue
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September 28th 2006 - Where the love of self and the love money traverse; and distrusting the sovereignty of God in one’s personal affairs is condoned.
There is a disturbing, growing trend emerging in evangelicalism today: Christians s...continue
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September 15th 2006 - A Highlight from the Archives
The "C-Bees," as they are now being referred to, don't know what to do with me and other biblical pro-church; pro-gospel; pro-preaching of God's Word; pro-living out yo...continue
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September 13th 2006 - There is no commentary needed about our remembering of the tragic events of 9/11/01. Here is a heart-wrenching, stirring and impactful four "as it was happening" set of videos/news reports courtesy of...continue
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August 31st 2006 - Introduction:
Joshua Harris, mentored by C.J. Mahaney and now pastor of Covenant Life Church, has written a good little tome called, "Stop Dating the Church." It is a simple and yet important call for p...continue
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August 5th 2006 - Southern Baptist "bad boy" turned EC leader - Erwin McManus, founder of "Mosaic" and dispeller of gems like "the greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity", along with sister church, Mosa...continue
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July 19th 2006 - Just a few months ago I had the opportunity and privilege to meet Pastor Gary Gilley and minister at his church in Springfield, IL, called Southern View Chapel. It was a tremendous honor to preach the ...continue
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July 14th 2006 - The church in America has gotten to use to sin--to tolerant of its affects and alurement. For example, it has become way to familiar in accepting divorce under the banner of "irreconciable differences."...continue
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July 2nd 2006 - Many of you have emailed me this past year and have asked what's in my iTunes folder that I'm listening to, what tomes I'm currently reading, what are my favorite Podcasts and blogs I consume daily. So...continue
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June 15th 2006 - recovering the reverence of God in ministry (pt 2)
(Disclaimer: I like the show 24 a lot - number one on my iTunes video folder. I also think Kiefer Sutherland is a very gifted and compelling actor o...continue
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May 29th 2006 - (This is my response to the controversial comment thread at Challies.com on this issue.)
In the past six days I have read “Confessions of Reformission Rev.” - twice; listened to about twenty-five messages (...continue
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May 19th 2006 - My brief but accurate review of the book and the movie: "40,000,000 people can be wrong."
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May 7th 2006 - In the essentials unity…
The Together for the Gospel Conference (T4G) concluded last week in Louisville, KY. Everyone I have spoken to that attended T4G was greatly encouraged, impacted, challenged an...continue
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March 13th 2006 - This past weekend I was ministering in a wonderful church in Greenville, SC. One thing that was unusual and an added blessing, was I had the privilege of meeting several Christian "bikers" at the Sunday...continue
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February 26th 2006 - Dr. Caner (The Dean of Students at Liberty Theological Seminary) acerbically asserted this past week that "Calvinism is a virus." To see what this REALLY means, click here.
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February 20th 2006 - by Jim Elliff
"How are you doing?"
"Pretty well, under the circumstances."
"What are the circumstances?"
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February 14th 2006 - If you have been as disturbed as I have watching news reports from around the world of the thousands of Muslims rioting in the streets in violent protest against some cartoons a Danish cartoonist drew...continue
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December 14th 2005 - -Mega-churches Cancel Christmas Morning Services:
You’ve heard about this already—several well known Mega churches (Willow Creek—Chicago area, Mars Hill Bible Church—Grand Rapids area, Fellowship Church...continue
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December 12th 2005 - Beautiful imagery, some great acting, amazing animation/special effects, vivid characters, and staying true to Lewis’s original tome make Narnia wonderful holiday movie entertainment… safe for the whole fa...continue
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October 14th 2005 - My sons Maxfield (16) and Johnston (14) are incredible football players. Their High School (the Franklin Rebels) finished second in the state of TN last year and they are both starting defense playing...continue
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I am pro-disestablishmentarianism (the doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating the establishment of a church by the state as the official state religion). Constitutionally, and biblically,...continue
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September 14th 2005 - Cal Thomas is easily one of the most articulate political commentators ever to grace American soil. He is the most syndicated journalist today and what sets him apart from the rest of the pundits is not...continue
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August 24th 2005 - Today's Mulligan Monday (sorry I'm a day late, but well worth the wait) goes to no other than Pat Robertson of the 700 Club. As most of you know by now, brother Pat brings a new meaning to evangelical...continue
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August 19th 2005 - A timely word from the last of the great Puritans, C.H. Spurgeon. Warning: Church growth experts; Emergent church adherents; CCM regulars might find themselves challenged and encouraged to real spiritual ch...continue
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August 11th 2005 - which one are we known for in America today?
Taking some license with Stephen Covey's best selling tome, "Seven Habits of Higly Effective People", here are three very different, but apt discriptions of ...continue
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July 28th 2005 - An open letter to the CCM industry by Steve Camp
I wrote an open letter to the CCM Industry almost three years ago concerned over Chevrolet's "owning and funding" a worship tour as part of their mark...continue
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July 8th 2005 - by Dr. John MacArthur
"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:32).
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This album is a journey, it is a glimpse of a daily walk with Christ. It is worship in the hard, difficult, uncomfortable things and places.
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"To Reclaim, Reform, and Restore Christ-Centered Ministry in His Church"
Where the ministry is:
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Support audienceONE Ministries (A1M) by becoming an A1M online ministry partner. Be an integral part of A1M and have instant access to exclusive audio and video resources, such as MP3 downloads of music and ...continue
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